Mastercam Mill
Mastercam Mill provides 2D and 3D milling toolpaths — from general-purpose pocketing and contouring to dynamic, high-efficiency roughing strategies — for CNC milling centres.
What Mastercam Mill does
Mastercam Mill generates CNC toolpaths for milling operations, including 2D contouring and pocketing, 3D surface machining, and holemaking, with simulation and verification built into the same environment. It forms the milling foundation that Multiaxis and Mill-Turn build on.
Typical users
CNC job shops
Fast programming across varied part geometries.
Tool rooms
Mold and die cavity/core machining.
Manufacturing companies
Production milling of components.
Engineering colleges
CNC programming and milling curriculum.
Toolpath strategies
2D toolpaths
Contouring, pocketing, facing and drilling for prismatic geometry.
3D toolpaths
Surface-based roughing and finishing for contoured parts.
Dynamic/high-efficiency machining
Motion strategies aimed at controlling tool engagement and material removal during roughing.
Holemaking
Drilling, tapping and boring cycles.
Simulation & verification
In-software visualisation of material removal and gouge/collision checks.
Post processing
Output of controller-specific NC code via a configured post processor.
Feature names above reflect Mastercam's published capability set as of the 2026 release cycle. Exact toolpath names and behaviour vary by version — confirm against current official Mastercam documentation before publishing detailed marketing claims.
Typical applications
| Application | Typical use |
|---|---|
| Prismatic parts | Brackets, plates, housings machined with 2D toolpaths. |
| Mold & die | Core/cavity finishing with 3D surface toolpaths. |
| Production components | Repeatable milling for automotive and industrial parts. |
| Prototype & job work | Fast programming turnaround for varied one-off parts. |